Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda is an island nation located in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. This country has two major islands: Antigua. They are located in the middle of the Leeward Islands in the Eastern Caribbean, roughly 17 degrees north of the equator. Antigua and Barbuda are part of the Lesser Antilles archipelago with the islands of Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago to the south, Montserrat to the southwest, Saint Kitts and Nevis to the west and Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin and Anguilla to the northwest.

Pre-ceramic Amerindians were the first to inhabit the islands of Antigua and Barbuda in 2400 BC. Later Arawak and Carib Amerindian tribes populated the islands. The island of Antigua was named Wadadli by these natives. Christopher Columbus landed on his second voyage in 1493 and gave the island the name Antigua. Early settlement by the Spanish was replaced by English rule from 1632, with a French interlude in 1666. Subsequently Irish Catholic slaves were transported to Antigua. Slavery, established to run the sugar plantations on Antigua, was abolished in 1834.

The islands became an independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations on 1 November 1981, and Vere Bird became the first prime minister.

Ski resorts

Beach resorts

Admiral's Inn Yepton Beach Resort, The Galleon Beach, Rex Halcyon Cove, Royal Antiguan Beach and Tennis Resort, Galley Bay, Marina Bay Beach Resort, Curtain Bluff, Grand Pineapple Beach, St. James’s Club, Halcyon Cove, Hawksbill Beach, Darkwood, Runaway Bay, Dickenson Bay, The Beach House Barbuda, Galley Bay, Jumby Bay Resort, Jolly Beach Resort

Spa resorts

Curtain Bluff Resort, Coco Bay Resort, Dian Bay Resort & Spa, Sandals Grande Antigua Resort & Spa, Carlisle Bay, Mango Bay Spa Resort, St. James's Club, Antigua Spa Resort

Golf regions

Cedar Valley Golf Club, Jolly Harbour, K-Club